“My main concern was that there is no vision, no common value, there is no goal that is really articulated in this letter aside from we need to change,” Ocasio-Cortez said on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” referring to a letter signed by 16 Democrats saying they oppose Pelosi.

"And for me what that says is, I do think that we got sent to Congress on a mandate to change how government works, to change what government even looks like, but if we are not on the same page about changing the systems and the values and how we’re going to adapt as a party for the future, then what is the point of just changing our party leadership just for the sake of it?” Ocasio-Cortez asked.

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“If anything, I think that what it does is it creates a window where we potentially could potentially get more conservative leadership," she added. "And when you actually look at the signatories, it is not necessarily reflective of the diversity of the party. We have about 16 signatories, 14 of them are male, there are very few people of color in the caucus, there’s very little ideological diversity. … I’m not totally bought into the concept."

Much of the opposition to Pelosi emerged in swing districts during the midterm campaigns by moderate Democrats running to unseat Republicans. Critics of the insurgents fear that a replacement to Pelosi, who has garnered the endorsements of several progressive groups, would be more conservative than the current leader.

A prominent challenger has failed to come forward to face Pelosi, who has expressed confidence in the support she has within her caucus, where she needs a simple majority vote when the Democrats choose their nominee later this month.

Pelosi in January will need the support of a majority of the entire House of Representatives in her bid for Speakership.

Democrats have picked up 37 seats in the midterms thus far, with four races yet to be called. If Democrats win all of the outstanding contests, Pelosi could lose 18 votes within her party and still clinch the gavel if all Republicans oppose her.